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8 IDR-8 User Guide
Front Panel Overview
Shown with face plate removed.
1 Rack ears Mount the unit into a standard 19”
equipment rack. Can be removed for stand alone
desk or shelf mounting.
2 Rubber feet Provided separately. Press
these into the base holes for stand alone desk or
shelf mounting.
3 Write-on label strip To mark up the soft key
and LED functions using a suitable marker pen or
adhesive label. A Windows™ Word template is
provided with the software.
4 Face plate fixing holes Fit the face plate
using the four M3 screws provided once the unit is
configured and labels fitted. A suitable 2mm hex
Allen key is supplied.
5 LCD display Displays system information on
a backlit 2x16 character LCD display. You can
configure this to display different combinations of
clock, patch name, unit name and user defined
text.
6 Soft LEDs 32 3-colour LED indicators
referred to as ‘soft’ because they can be assigned
by the installer as audio meters, mute or patch
related indicators. They can display red, green or
yellow.
7 Soft keys 16 switches which can be
assigned by the installer as level, mute or patch
recall. The action can be momentary, latching or
separate press and release functions.
8 Headphones output A front panel socket is
provided for stereo headphone monitoring. The
level trim can be adjusted using a flat bladed
screwdriver
9 Front panel RS232 port This is used for
code update from a PC via its RS232 COM port. It
can also be used for system configuration or
checking using iDR System Manager software but
the faster network port is recommended.
Pressing the FRONT/REAR switch selects either
the front or rear RS232 port. The active LED lights
when the port is available.
10 Code update switch Puts the unit into
code update mode ready to accept new operating
code from a PC. Status is shown on the LCD.
11 Status LEDs Both the slave and ext sync
lock LEDs light when the unit is correctly working
as a slave in a daisy chained iDR system. The 96k
LED lights when the unit is operating in 96kHz
mode.
12 Menu key Press and hold this key for 2
seconds to access the setup menus. These let
you set up the clock, unit name, TCP/IP and PPP
communication parameters, select points in the
channel signal path to monitor, and check system
diagnostics.
13 scroll keys 4 keys are used to access the
setup menus and change parameter values. The
U and V keys are also used when the soft keys
are assigned as up/down level controls.
14 Expander status LEDs These display the
connection status. The link LED lights when
communication is established via the DR-Link
port. The lock LED lights when digital audio is
working correctly.
15 Expander soft LEDs Can be assigned as
audio meters, mutes or patch related indicators in
the same way as the main iDR unit.
S1
TRIM
LEVEL
DR-8
For connection to PC com port
L3L2
S2
L1
S3
CODE UPDATE
active
S4
L4
S5
L5
FRONT/REAR
RS232
S6
L6
S7
L7
ext
sync
lockslave 96k
S8
L8
scroll
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ESC ENTER
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MENU
network setup
day & clock
diagnostics
patch select
audio monitor
S9
L9
S10
L10
S11
L11
i
S12
L12
S13
L13
L19L18L17 L20 L21 L22 L23 L24 L25L26L27L28L29
Audio Mix Processor
S14
L14
S15
L15
S16
L16
L30 L31 L32
AUDIO INPUT EXPANDER
powerlock link
iDR-in
lock link power
AUDIO OUTPUT EXPANDER
iDR-out
link power
24 IN 16 OUT SWITCH CONTROLLER
iDR-switch
hold for 2 seconds
Allen & Heath
Wed 13:44:08